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Live updates: Reaction to Tory MP's Leave defection
Follow live updates as rival sides in the EU debate react to Tory MP Sarah Wollaston's defection from the Leave campaign.
Live updates
No 10 accused of pressuring other Tory MPs to defect
The Leave campaign has accused Number 10 of pressuring other Tory MPs to "do a Wollaston" and defect to the Remain side.
Pro-Brexit Tories defend £350 million figure
Vote Leave has defended its claim that the NHS will gain an extra £350 million a week if Britain chooses Brexit.
Tory MP Sarah Wollaston told ITV News the figure was "untruthful" and "misleading" as she explained her reasons for defecting from the campaign to leave the EU.
Priti Patel, the employment minister, told the BBC it was a "gross figure" and recognition "of money that we send to the EU that we have no control over as a government".
John Redwood said he hoped Dr Wollaston would reconsider as he acknowledged that the £350 million was a gross figure of the UK's contribution to the EU, before the rebate and the money that came back to the UK.
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Other MPs 'considering defecting from Vote Leave'
Why Wollaston's EU defection matters
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Brexit MP defects over 'untrue' NHS claims
Latest ITV News reports
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Other MPs 'considering defecting from Vote Leave'
Dr Sarah Wollaston has told ITV News that other MPs are considering whether to defect from the Leave campaign.
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Why Wollaston's EU defection matters
David Cameron will forget all Wollaston's criticisms after she denounced the Leave campaign and said she'll be voting to stay in the EU.